UTStarcom Wins United Telecoms' Broadband Network Contract

United Telecoms has awarded a contract to UTStarcom to deliver Internet Protocol TV (IPTV), bandwidth-on-demand and Voice over IP (VoIP) services in the state of Goa. Upon completion, the Gigabit Ethernet Passive Optical Network (GEPON)/ fiber technology network will be the first specifically designed to deliver e-Governance and triple play solutions in India.

The deployment of the Goa Broadband Network is an expansion of UTStarcom’s recently deployed fiber network with United Telecoms and demonstrates UTStarcom’s continued success in delivering broadband solutions, a core business focus area for the company. The Goa Broadband Network marks the first time when UTStarcom’s RollingStream(R) IPTV, GEPON and mSwitch(R) solutions will be integrated into a single customer network for the delivery of end-to-end, triple play services.

“We are honored to play a key role in the fulfillment of the Goa state government’s broadband vision, which will revolutionise the broadband, voice and video communication experiences for citizens in Goa,” says Dr P Rajmohan Rao, managing director of United Telecoms. “The broadband, IPTV, and NGN technologies provided by UTStarcom will enable us to architect a unique Goa Broadband Network for the delivery of innovative services.”

The end-to-end network will provide more than 100,000 subscribers in Goa with high-speed access to several new services including broadcast-quality IPTV and e-Governance applications. Additional feature-rich applications and services to be delivered through the deployment include on-demand entertainment services, interactive gaming, VoIP, tele-medicine, distance learning and e-commerce.

“By coupling IPTV service with VoIP and high-speed data access, next generation service providers such as United Telecoms are opening up new revenue streams while enabling new services that enrich consumers’ communication experiences,” says Vijay Yadav, managing director for UTStarcom in South Asia.

In 2007, UTStarcom was selected by United Telecoms to deploy its GEPON fiber access solution to serve as the foundation for the new State Wide Area Network (SWAN) in the state of Goa. UTStarcom’s RollingStream end-to-end IPTV system – which will also be deployed on the network – currently supports more than 800,000 live IPTV subscribers globally.